NIGEL Farage has ruled out publishing his tax returns just days after fellow party leaders David Cameron and Nicola Sturgeon agreed to release theirs.

The Ukip leader has warned that if party leaders are made to publish their tax returns, it could set a precedent for other people to have to do the same.

He said that people’s earnings are “regarded as a private matter” despite large portions the public calling for politicians to be more pen about their finances after the publishing of the Panama Papers last week.

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David Cameron has pledged to release his tax returns

Mr Farage said: “I worry where we are going with this.

“If we want to have party leaders publish their tax returns then presumably all MPs must do so.

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George Osborne is also under pressure to release his tax returns

“Presumably then all councillors must do so, bishops of course must do so, generals must do so, BBC presenters must do so.

“Actually, I think in this county what people earn is regarded as a private matter.

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The SNP has called on George Osborne to release the information

“Neighbours would hate the though that the people at number 32 knew what their income was.”

George Osborne is also under pressure to release his financial information after the SNP and Labour called for him to do so.

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Mon, April 3, 2017

Nigel Farage is a British politician who has been the leader of the UK Independence Party since October 2016.